Franco-Moroccan Diplomacy: Morocco and France are finalising a new “Friendship Treaty” to replace the 1955 La Celle-Saint-Cloud deal, with a stronger focus on economy, military industry cooperation, Francophonie ties, and continued backing for Morocco’s Western Sahara position. Sahrawi Voices in Film: Two documentaries on Sahrawi activists and imprisoned journalists, “Three Stolen Cameras” and “a Memory that Refuses to Surrender,” screened at Bern’s Abolish Festival, featuring Polisario representation and sharp criticism of international silence. UN Rights Watch: The UN Committee Against Torture again found Morocco violating the rights of Sahrawi detainees linked to the Gdeim Izik protest, citing a consistent pattern of arbitrary arrests, solitary confinement, torture or ill-treatment, and coerced confessions. UN Decolonisation Politics: Morocco told the UN decolonization panel the Sahara file is “anachronistic” after Security Council shifts, while Frente POLISARIO representatives reported strong C-24 seminar support for self-determination. Corporate Footprint: Heidelberg Materials acknowledged supplying construction materials for major infrastructure in occupied Western Sahara, including El Aaiún and Dakhla Atlantique, raising fresh concerns about business entanglement with occupation. US Terror Designation Push: Senator Ted Cruz renewed claims that the Polisario is an Iran-backed proxy and urged terrorist designation, framing the group as “more violent than ever.” Media Spotlight: Slovenian TV highlighted the Sahrawi issue via an interview with Aminatou Haidar of ISACOM, calling out EU support for Morocco and urging solidarity.